Sports Reporter

Josh Hoffman of the Broncos receives attention in the second half. Photo: Getty Images

New Zealand Test fullback Josh Hoffman may have played his last game for the Broncos after suffering a broken leg in Thursday night's 42-16 loss to South Sydney at ANZ Stadium.

Hoffman, who is being sought after by a number of clubs, broke his right fibula for the second time in three years after his leg became caught in a tackle early in the second half.

He is expected to miss the upcoming Four Nations tournament and faces an uncertain future with Brisbane having signed Canberra's Anthony Milford and Darius Boyd tipped to follow Wayne Bennett from Newcastle to the Broncos.

Bennett is understood to be keen for Hoffman to stay next season but Brisbane also have Ben Barba on their books and it is difficult to see how all four can be accommodated in the Broncos side.

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"He will get scans but he has done that [injury] before. He and the doctor are pretty sure it is the same thing," Brisbane coach Anthony Griffin said.

Of almost as much concern to the departing mentor, who does not have another job to go to after being sacked for Bennett, was two errors by winger Daniel Vidot which gifted the Rabbitohs a try and cost his team one.

After dropping a kick from Souths halfback Adam Reynolds, which led to Lote Tuqiri scoring just before halftime, Vidot put down a pass from centre Justin Hodges with a try beckoning as the Broncos were trying to fight their way back into the match at 24-12 down midway through the second half.

"Obviously that was a turning point," Griffin said. "They scored a couple of soft tries before halftime from us not cleaning up kicks and that [bombed try] would have put us back to within six points.

"We threw that away and unfortunately that was the end of the game for us. The two balls Daniel Vidot dropped - one in defence and one in attack - that is 12 points."

Griffin admitted the Broncos season was on the line when they host Bennett's Knights at Suncorp Stadium next Saturday night but said the players would not treat the match any differently because of the man in the opposition coaching box.